SATURDAY 18 APRIL AT 8PM Walthamstow Cinema demo

Please forward this related campaign news as widely as possible. Thank you.

 This Saturday there is a demonstration outside the EMD/Granada cinema 186 Hoe Street. SATURDAY 18 APRIL AT 8PM

This will be followed by a free film and social event at the Victoria Bar next door to the EMD Cinema. Various short films featuring the EMD and Alfred Hitchcock will be screened alongside some fascinating and revealing footage of particular pertinence to the current campaign.

The council is currently rushing their plans through to allow the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God full use of the building and convert it into a church and training rooms, it is imperative to show support for saving the EMD as the boroughs last cinema.

Church inviting the public to view their plans
Thursday 16 (5:30-8pm) - Friday 17  (4-8pm) April 2009

Prior to the demonstration this Thursday (5:30-8pm) and Friday (4-8pm) the UCKG are exhibiting their plans at St Gabriel’s Church and Family Centre, Havant Road. Note that they haven’t called it a consultation! All the same, they claim that they will take residents’ opinions into account, so don’t be shy. Do challenge them on whatever you care about. That could include: why the building’s so poorly maintained; whether the proposed community space will be affordable and uncensored; how much non-church users could access the main auditorium for films/performances; and their willingness to trade the cinema for an alternative venue.

Then on Saturday night please join a demo on the steps of the cinema at 8pm, followed by a screening at the Victoria pub above the cinema.

Deomonstration Saturday 18 (8pm)
A full report of the recent public meeting on the cinema, with photos, is available on the Mcguffins website, and a new ‘EMD History and Gallery’ page has been added. Please visit the site and view some of the unique images of this beautiful building in our collection. Further images will be added as time allows. http://www.mcguffin.info

COUNCIL TO BORROW £35 MILLION TO BAIL OUT ARCADE DEVELOPMENT?

Waltham Forest’s Cabinet has voted (by a very narrow margin) to borrow at least £35 million to pursue their controversial scheme to redevelop Walthamstow’s former Arcade site on the corner of Hoe Street and High Street E17.

The council’s original development partner St. Modwen has decided against funding the scheme as it would not be profitable in the current financial climate. More details about this story can be found on the News Page at http://www.mcguffin.info

Tags: walthamstow cinema